Description: She has a missing left arm. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic, Ugly. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He has white hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished shield as well. Her purple hair is matted, messy, and big. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is blonde and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She works hard and plays hard.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has moderate length brown hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Alberich hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant father left him crippled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Heward abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her black robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and balancing her hectic life and new armorer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Pog was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Butcher business.

History: He was born in the south. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He struck the Butcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).